Wagga Wagga Alternative Spirituality

This
group is no longer functioning, but if you would like to contact
Victor, there may be enough interest to restart the group or reform it
as something else such as a meditation group or a more social get
together.We
live in a very complex, chaotic world. It can be very hard to find
a way of seeing life that makes sense
for today that makes sense for people today. Traditional religions fulfill this need for many people, but
some people seek something else that gives more freedom to explore.

The
choices today are endless. There is New Age, Buddhism, yoga, Integral
philosophies, tai chi, and many many other pathways. They each have
something of value, and some things will suit you more than others. So,
we invite you on a shared journey to
explore some of the possibilities.

My
name is Victor MacGill. I recently moved to Wagga Wagga and I am
interested in finding people who may be interested in starting a local
alternative spirituality discussion group. We wouldl start off small, but who knows what we might be able to achieve. While I am taking the first
move to initiate a group and have a great deal of skills and resources
to offer, I would prefer to see the group itself take ledership
of the group and choose its own directions.

A Little bit about me.:I
was brought up in New Zealand and grew up in the Anglican Church, but
in my early 20s became interested in the indigenous Maori culture,
which also led
to an interest in mythology and fairy stories and how they can
help
heal emotional wounds. I wrote a book about this in 1995 (When the
Dragon Stirs). Around the same time I began exploring New Age
beliefs, other indigenous cultures and Buddhism.

I joined the Spiritualist Church and became the President of
the Church in Dunedin, New Zealand. From there I moved on the to the
Theosophical Society and became the President of the Dunedin , which I only left when I came here to Wagga Wagga. An
interest in the works of Ken Wilber and the Integral Institute,
led on to an exploration of linking the Integral vision and Theosophy
under the name of Integral Theosophy.

An ongoing interest in
science from my school days meant an exploration of how scientific ideas
such as evolution can be aligned with spiritual beliefs. A particular
passion is the science of complexity, which I see as doing
much to link science and spirituality. Quantum Mechanics similarly has
much to offer.

You may wish to look at my personal website, my
complexity website and the website for my up coming book, Gonna Lay
Down my Sword and Shield: A Complexity Perspective on Human Evolution
from a Violent Past to a Compassionate Future.